Department of Transportation issued a final rule on July 3, 2014 amending the requirement for air carriers to report incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of an animal during air transport. The final rule: (1) expands the reporting requirement to U.S. carriers that operate scheduled service with at least one aircraft with a design capacity of more than 60 seats ("covered carriers"); (2) expands the definition of "animal" to any warm- or cold-blooded animal which, at the time of transportation, is being kept as a pet in a family household in the United States and any dog or cat which, at the time of transportation, is shipped as part of a commercial shipment on a scheduled passenger flight, including shipments by trainers and breeders; (3) requires covered carriers to file a calendar-year report through December; (4) requires covered carriers to include in the calendar-year report the total number of animals that were lost, injured, or died during air transport in the calendar year, including a requirement to file a negative report if the carrier did not have any reportable incidents during the calendar year; (5) requires covered carriers to provide in their calendar-year reports the total number of animals transported in the calendar year; and (6) requires a certification signed by an authorized carrier representative affirming that the report is true, correct, and complete. Additionally, the final rule moved the reporting requirement out of 14 CFR Part 234 to avoid further confusion regarding which entities are required to submit a report. The reporting requirement is now codified at 14 CFR Part 235.
US Code:
49 USC 41721
Name of Law: Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air Transport
PL: Pub.L. 106 - 810 CFR 234.13 Name of Law: Reports by air carriers on incidents involving animals during air transport
In 2008, the estimated total annual burden hours was between 0 and 360 (the number of respondents was 30; the maximum number of hours assumed that all 30 respondents have one reportable incident every month during the calendar year). The most recent version of the rule decreases the number of respondents to 27. Therefore, the estimated total annual burden hours is between 27 and 324 because each respondent must, at a minimum, submit one report each year-the December report. For the other months of the year, the respondent must submit a report only if it experienced an incident in that month. The maximum number of hours assumes that all 27 respondents have one reportable incident every month during the calendar year.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
2015-03-11 Supporting Statement - Animal Reporting Rule.docx
Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air transport